Famous Quotes & Sayings

After the storms, we kept asking ourselves, 'Why are we rebuilding these homes the same way?'

It's not a case of asking permission. We have to inform them (the IRB) and I've done that verbally and I've also sent a letter.

It's no different than having an injury. He's strong enough to ask the Players' Association and the league for assistance. So let's get him the help he needs and get on with his life.

It's nobody's fault. Sometimes you just get thrown a curve. But it's a lot to ask of our pitchers.

David Eckstein

It's really not my game. If you ask Tony, he doesn't like me to do it.

Reggie Sanders

It's really about going out there and having a team that can get to postseason and then from there, continuing to move forward, ... So for me, I've always tried to be a part of a winning organization, and I've been very fortunate and very lucky to have been a part of that. For me, that's all that I can ask for. I'm very grateful for that.

It's real, but not near the $500,000 asking price. I don't see the PLA paying any more than $200,000.

Aaron Peirsol

It's relaxing to swim in front of your family and friends. You couldn't ask for a better meet as far as competition goes and the crowd.

It's really up to particular candidates in the states, but I think in large part, most Republican (senators) up in this cycle, are very supportive of the war it's not as though they aren't asking the important questions and how long this is going to take.

Bartolo Colon

Any time you get that close to completing the game, you want to. Mike came over and asked me, 'How do you feel?' I was a little fatigued. He said he didn't want to take any chances.

In high school, I didn't go to parties. I didn't have a lot of friends, ... Now all the people from high school are asking me if I have a job for them. So I guess it wasn't so bad to be a dork.

India is our home and we have nothing to hide in this case. We have asked the police commissioner for a meeting.

India is a place that's really hard to put your finger on. When people ask me about my trip, my responses can't really convey what I got out of it. It puts a lot of things in perspective in terms of poverty and wealth. It helps you understand your own place in Judaism.

Howard Dean

In December, when we were just getting pounded by every other candidate, I asked Terry to step in because I thought it was getting kind of destructive, ... Terry decided to be neutral, so I suggest he still remain neutral.

In big time situations we couldn't have asked for better competitors.

Initially, the contact center was considered a service organization and was asked to do that as efficiently as possible. Quality monitoring as a contact center application is still very much involved in the initial goal of improving customer-facing processes. But importantly, it now has higher value for deriving customer intelligence.

In many cases they didn't have to provide a signature. Now we're being asked to provide more and more.

In making this motion, I am publicly asking Mayor Andrews to support the Board as it moves forward in the process of finding a qualified superintendent.

In looking at preserving Roanoke Electric Steel and growing Roanoke Electric Steel, we feel like we have the best fit we could ask for with Steel Dynamics.

In my 12 years of coaching, I don't think I've ever coached a kid that's easier to coach. He listens, works hard and does what you ask him to do.

In May 2002, if you asked me anything about Martha Stewart, all of my responses would have been positive.

Julianne Moore

In my family, there was one parent you asked for money and the other for permission to do things. You could never get both out of one parent.

In my experience, it's always important to go kiss the girl before you ask her to marry you,

In my conversations with DNR personnel, bridges that are in now are fine, but if they have to be replaced, you can't do that. I asked about replacing a rotting bridge deck and I was told that even that is a gray area. That's when we thought we better get some wording change in the law.

In all the years I was in the legislature -- and I'll swear this on a stack of Bibles -- he never asked me to do anything or vote in a particular way, other than he always wants us to build more roads in the mountains.

In all of recorded time, the NRC has only granted one petition. In some cases, they do every single thing I ask for and then deny the petition. I'm not keeping score as long as the things get fixed.

Shani Davis

I'm not a team player. The team pursuit was the race before the 1000 meters, so it's silly. People do what's best for them. I had the opportunity to win the 1,000 meters and I was focused on that. You have to ask Chad Hedrick if he would have run the team pursuit if it was the day before the 5,000 meters.

I'm not asking you to take out the urinals. I'm not asking you to paint the walls.

I'm not asking the public to go out and be bounty hunters. If they'll provide us information that will lead to his arrest, there's a reward for up to $25,000.

Jerry Sloan

I'm not asking them to be Karl Malone, but I think I have a right to hold players accountable. If I do that, then I'm being a little bit too harsh on them at times. But we have a tendency to think that no work is the best policy and that will cause you a great deal of trouble.

I'm not asking him to change the world, to do more time or send me a few bucks for my personal pain or to sign an autograph or talk to my kids. I want to see Mike Tyson come out of his corner with that look in his eyes and his gloves up near his jaw.

I'm not a doctor so don't ask me to engage in speculation. I think at this stage, the best thing not to engage in is speculation. This is the current status, he is undergoing surgery, he is in a stable condition.

Janet Reno

I know they're asking him to stay, ... Whatever he does, I'll always be grateful to him for his willingness to serve.